PRIME October 2019

OCTOBER

2019

A MAGAZINE FOR MATURE ADULTS

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A LIFE IN MOTION: BOZEMAN’S FIRST YOGA TEACHER STILL INSPIRING HEALTHY LIVING

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HOW GRATITUDE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

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HOW DID YOUR GARDEN GROW IN 2019?

By Jan Cashman

A S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N T H E B O Z E M A N D A I LY C H R O N I C L E

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A note from the editor Do you know a senior who should be featured in a future edition of Prime? Email your suggestions to Hannah Stiff at hstiff@dailychronicle.com.

A Life in Motion ......................................................................................2 Old Guy Clothes .......................................................................................4 How Gratitude can Change Your Life .................................................5 Family Reunions ......................................................................................6 How did your garden grow in 2019? ...................................................7 How Can You Make Your Money Last During Retirement? ...........8 Senior Citizen Center Calendars .........................................................9

EVERYTHING YOU WANT, MORE THAN YOU EXPECT

A LIFE IN MOTION

BOZEMAN’S FIRST YOGA TEACHER STILL INSPIRING HEALTHY LIVING

By Hannah Stiff

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n a town saturated with workout studios and gyms, it’s hard to find someone who was “the first” at anything.

But for anyone who’s been around town long enough, they remember Bozeman’s first yoga teacher: Nancy Ruby.

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“I often hear people say, ‘You were my first,’” Ruby jokes.

Ruby started Bozeman’s first yoga studio in 1998, on the corner of Main Street and Willson Avenue, where Alara Jewelry is now located. She named it YogaMotion Yoga Center.

From that prominent location on Main Street, Ruby taught hundreds of yoga classes for nearly eight years. Before opening her studio, Ruby traveled the Treasure State as something of a wellness gypsy, teaching Montanans about mind-body fitness. To get yoga to catch on before it was mainstream, Ruby integrated the

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practice into exercise classes.

Those early classes started in 1983 were called “Strong, Stretched and Centered.”

They focused on calisthenics, aerobics, and yoga. When she opened YogaMotion, Ruby said it offered curious folks a chance to “come in and ask questions.”

The studio was also set up to include a teacher training course and retail space. After eight years downtown, Ruby moved her practice into the Emerson Cultural Center for another eight years.

“Then I took a 5-year break from owning a studio,” Ruby explains. “I focused on my school. I really like to teach people how to take care of themselves. I tell them, ‘Don’t become co-dependent on your yoga teacher.’”

If yoga was a passion for Ruby, teaching is a calling.

A year ago in January, Ruby opened YogaMotion Wellness Academy. The academy is tucked into Bozeman’s hip northeast side in the old Bon Ton Flour Mill that used to house the Montana Ballet Company. The space is perfect for Ruby and fellow wellness educators to hold classes, courses, and workshops. The studio serves as a recording studio for Ruby’s online academy. She’s currently offering a 6-week Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Habit Evolution Online Course. She routinely offers courses on wellness, nutrition and self-care practices. Ruby also teaches 200-Hour and 300-Hour teacher trainings that provide a certificate for those who wish to teach yoga professionally. Each

course that she teaches has been refined to an art. That’s because Ruby has been honing her craft and teaching it for decades.

For the clients who walk in her doors and simply want to take yoga classes for recreation and health purposes, Ruby still incorporates her holistic approach. She also hosts wellness talks at YogaMotion that are open to anyone in the community who’s interested.

“Because we’re an academy – a wellness academy – we focus on full spectrum living,” Ruby explains. “It’s not just about a pose; it’s about eating and sleeping well and practicing healthy habits.”

The average student at YMWA is 50 plus years old, Ruby says. But the academy is open to all ages. With a small ratio of instructors to students, each participant is given individualized attention to ensure they are enjoying the class safely.

When asked if she ever feels burned out from helping people and teaching, Ruby says a resolute “no!” She answers the same when asked if she plans to slow down.

I’m 61 now,” Ruby says. “I’ve been doing this for 40 years. I see myself forever teaching in some capacity. With over 500 hours of curriculum in wellness education, I’m now building an online platform to create a kind of legacy. Developing a digital wellness academy will encapsulate it in a way that makes it accessible to even more people.

I’m excited to do that over the next few years.”

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His faded orange golf shirt is double breasted. When questioned about his look, he responds, “Tommy Bahama’s never go out of style.” He is retired so I guess it is his decision. It’s none of my business anyway.

A few of my retired friends wear Wranglers and cowboy boots, just as I do, in the colder months. Wrangler corporation did themselves a favor when they began production of a boot cut jean with a flexible waist band.

They opened up a large inroad to retired guys. Also, just about any kind of soup stained or grease infused button up shirt looks great with blue jeans. Tattered t-shirts from a Grateful Dead concert or the 1998 Sweet Pea run also pair reasonably with faded Wranglers.

OLD GUY CLOTHES

By Jim Drummond

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aving been retired for a bit over two years, I recently gave some thought to my current wardrobe.

W hen I was a working fellow, I wore either a suit or a spor t coat for most of my career. I once had more than a dozen suits and spor t coats hanging in the closet alongside several dozen ties accumulated over bir thdays, Christmases and Fathers Days. Most of my suits, shir ts, coats, belts and ties went to the Salvation Army when I retired. Nowadays, I mostly wear cowboy boots and blue jeans in the colder months, and golf shor ts and casual shir ts in the summer. Retired guys really don’t have to dress for success.

I recall when I was a working man, I always had good advice about how to dress. I developed a close relationship with the two Bobs who owned the Hartman Mockel men’s store downtown. Whenever a new suit in my size came into their back room, I would get a telephone call from one of the Bobs to tell me they had a new arrival in a color that I didn’t already own.

They always mentioned that the suit was “athletic cut”.

Athletic cut was certainly an ego builder. Each time a

Bob called, I felt a sense of urgency; “I better buy this athletic cut quickly before I get fatter.” Sadly, Hartman Mockel closed a few years ago and I no longer have sage advice about what color shirt to wear with Scottish tartan trousers.

Now that I am retired, I have started observing other retired guy fashion norms. A couple of retired friends who are fisherman wear Columbia or Patagonia fishing shirts and pants. The shirts come in all sorts of bright colors like yellow, red, green, tan and salmon. Salmon is a bit similar to pink, but a fellow can loudly respond, when questioned if pink is manly enough, “Like hell its pink, its salmon!” The lightweight fishing shirts have all sorts of snaps and loops to attach fishing gear or a bell that jingles when an old guy wanders away from home and gets lost. The fishing pants are lightweight and quick dry. Quick dry is often important for soup spills or other embarrassing dribbles. Most important, fishing pants have an elastic waist with a couple of inches of give.

A few of my retired friends lean toward the “preppy” look such as Tommy Bahama’s or Ralph Lauren shirts and trousers. One of my old guy friends who adopts the preppy look wears Tommy Bahama’s that are at least 25 years old. I am sure his pants are bell bottoms.

Summer is a special time for old guys because casual shorts may be worn for most retirement pastimes. Obviously, the inseam length of the shorts is important to fit in with other retired guys on the golf course or Music on Main. Inseams are available in 7-inch, 9-inch and 11-inch. I have an old guy buddy who still wears shorts with 4-inch inseams. They were an anniversary present from his wife 30 years ago and she still expects him to wear them. She believes his short shorts will keep young hotties from chasing after her aging husband. Another retired friend who isn’t very tall wears the 11-inch inseam. His shorts end just above his ankles. Worse, each pant leg is the size of a potato sack with pockets. Most of my other retired friends have a 9-inch inseam, which is just about right for a retired guy. That length allows old guys to show off their attractive and well-tanned knees.

I find myself looking forward to colder weather so that I can get out of golf shorts and back into cowboy boots and blue jeans. Then, when I go downtown, some tourists might buy me a beer to be able to tell their friends they sat next to an old guy in cowboy boots. I could always ask them to put a buck in the jukebox and pick a song that has lyrics about a horse, a dog, a pickup truck, a failed relationship, and beer. That might just get me on Facebook as an old cowboy living the retirement dream in a small Montana town.

Jim Drummond is a new contributor to the Prime section. Look for more of his witty repartee in upcoming editions of Prime.

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HOW GRATITUDE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

By Nancy Ruby

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is the season of thankfulness - a time to celebrate the joys in life.

T his is my favorite holiday as we can all share in the traditional celebration of being g rateful.

It is a time to remember that we are responsible for our own happiness. Everything we need to be happy lies inside of us. It is the attitude of gratitude that fills our heart with contentment. And contentment means being at peace with things as they are, moment by moment.

One of the reasons why gratitude can change your life is because it shifts your perspective. It’s not so much about being a positive person; having gratitude can change your life because it breathes positivity into everything you do.

Gratitude comes from noticing the little things in life.

It comes through acknowledging everything that you receive as a gift. The morning light streaming through the window. A sincere compliment from a friend. The warmth of a fire on a chilly winter day. Savoring the flavors of a delicious meal. Taking in the fresh scent of pines. Receive it all with appreciation.

What you see, hear, feel, taste and smell are all gifts that sometimes get overlooked. Awaken your senses and

you will find a plethora of things that bring joy. Living your life as if everything were a miracle will shift your viewpoint. Rather than focusing on what your life lacks, notice the abundance that is already present.

Behavioral and psychological research has shown the surprising health benefits of gratitude. The University of California at Davis conducted a study indicating that daily gratitude exercises resulted in higher reported levels of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, optimism, and energy. Giving thanks will make you happier and more resilient. It reduces stress, strengthens relationships, and improves quality of life.

When you become oriented toward enjoying simple pleasures and things that you previously took for granted you’ll be on your way to becoming a master of gratitude. Instead of waiting for a positive experience to feel grateful, look within your own heart to find the joy and contentment that come from the inside out.

Nancy Ruby

YogaMotion Wellness Academy Educator, Joyologist, Lifestyle Engineer

One of the easiest ways to develop the practice of gratitude is to keep a gratitude journal. This exercise consists of writing down every day a list of three to ten things for which you are grateful. Do this first thing in the morning or before going to bed at night. You may be surprised at the potency of this simple, yet profound practice.

Another gratitude practice is to commit to 21 days without complaining, criticizing, or gossiping. This is a wonderful time of year to practice the No Complaint policy. With family and social agendas often overflowing, can you stay focused on deep appreciation?

Nancy Ruby runs YogaMotion Wellness Academy in Bozeman and describes herself as

an educator, joyologist and lifestyle engineer.

She has been sharing her teachings in yoga and wellness education for the past 40 years. Ruby currently specializes in supporting the health and wellbeing of Baby Boomers and beyond.

She is a new contributor to Prime. Look for her wellness columns in upcoming Prime editions.

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Family reunions can get dicey, particularly when people meet for a week, rather than for three hours to share a turkey dinner, and then go home again. Four days can prove very long if any sort of friction exists among those in attendance, or family members harbor wildly disparate views on any given subject. My family is no different than other families, and our family has a member or two who have difficulty relating to other’s points of view or understanding others’ pet peeves and idiosyncrasies.

FAMILY REUNIONS

By Lois Stephens

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love my three siblings. After all, we grew up together, we knew what buttons to push if one of us wanted to start an argument, we also knew the way to soothe those ruffled feelings. We banded together against perceived outside threats, we kept one another’s secrets, we understood and, in most cases, empathized with their problems as we navigated ourselves through childhood. In short, we grew up in a typical fashion and learned to respect and care about one another.

Of course, we all matured and flew away with the four winds. All four of us moved to different states and another country to lead our adult lives, which meant we seldom reunited as a family.

The oldest, my brother, now lives in New Hampshire. My older sister lives in Ohio, I live in Montana, and the youngest, a sister, lives in Washington State. The last time all four siblings were together in one place was fifteen years ago when our parents died.

My younger sister and I always got along well. After I left Canada, I moved to eastern Montana to live near her, and for twenty years lived about a half mile from her house. Six years ago, we both moved to our respective current locations, but we made it a point to stay in touch, visit back and forth several times a year, and to remain close as sisters. However, I hadn’t seen my brother since my parents died, and I only visited with my older sister once in those fifteen years, and that was when she traveled to my home eight years ago to see me remarry.

The four of us started floating the idea of a family reunion about three years ago.

Originally, we hoped to include the four of us plus the various children and grandchildren who cared to attend, but when we all live so far apart, and with everyone having their own obligations and responsibilities, finding a time period that suited everyone proved nearly impossible.

I wrote a ghost booklet a few summers ago and sent a copy to each of my siblings. After reading about our haunted little town of Virginia City, my sisterin-law expressed a desire to spend a few nights in a haunted house. I replied to her, “Boy do I have the place for you.”

That started the reunion process in earnest, and we managed to agree on a week this past June to gather in Virginia City for a few days of fun and reacquaintance. I arranged to rent two places known for ghostly sightings: The Lightning Splitter House, as well as a room in the Bonanza Inn. The stage was well set for a gathering.

In my family, my brother is organized, a good money manager, and so right-wing conservative I expect he will soon resemble Hitler in looks. My older sister, on the other hand, is totally disorganized, a poor money manager, and so left-wing liberal that I suspect her shorts are pink. My younger sister and I are moderates, we see various points of view, but do not approve of extremism on either side of the political spectrum. We also are good money managers and have similar views on religion and education.

So, with such a widely differing outlook among the four of us, I felt a little trepidation about this gathering. Talking politics, religion, or education could prove disastrous, so among ourselves we agreed on a few ground rules. First and foremost, politics would not be part of the agenda.

Second, we would not discuss money or finances. And third, we would skirt carefully around other hot topics like education, guns, and religion.

The scheduled dates for the reunion arrived. My brother, organized and ready, had made his flight reservations and car rental six months in advance. My older sister, as usual, dithered for months about whether she would fly out or drive. A month before our reunion, she finally made plane reservations but neglected to reserve a vehicle in advance. My younger sister of course drove from Washington.

My older sister arrived at the Bozeman airport first. I was working in Virginia City at the café when I received her first text bemoaning the fact that she had to rent an expensive vehicle because she hadn’t reserved anything in advance. Her second

text complained that the vehicle was too big and guzzled gas. Her third text said she was returning the vehicle to the rental agency and would wait for my brother’s flight to arrive so she could hitch a ride with him instead.

My younger sister and her husband arrived first, followed in a few hours by my brother, his wife, and my older sister. So, we were ready to start a week together.

We wisely had agreed that we would spend mornings together and that people would entertain themselves during the afternoons, and we would reunite in the evenings for dinner and visiting afterward.

It worked well. We had plenty of time to visit but had valuable breathing room as well. My brother, his wife, and my older sister visited Yellowstone one day, we all traveled to Bannack, we had an old-time photo taken, and everyone had plenty of opportunity to explore Virginia City and the surrounding area on their own. No one picked a fight, we were scrupulous in our efforts to keep hot button topics off the agenda, so the week passed well.

I think we all enjoyed ourselves, we appreciated the opportunity to reconnect and recall fond memories as well as embarrassing moments. But I’m not sure the four of us will ever get together in the same place again. We all have some age on us, travel gets more difficult each year, everyone has obligations, our bodies sometimes refuse to cooperate, so possibly this reunion will be the last one. I’m grateful we made the effort to reunite. I am pleased to have the wild west photo of the four of us hanging on my wall that shows all of us happy and healthy, and I have fond memories of our week together in Virginia City.

Lois Stephens brings personal experience of the aging process to Prime Magazine.

She enjoys writing about her observations of becoming a member of the senior citizen age group. She lives and works in Virginia City.

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HOW DID YOUR GARDEN GROW IN 2019?

By Jan Cashman

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he weather helps to determine how well our gardens and plants grow each year. This year’s weather was unusual. If you remember, last winter was cold and snowy. February and March were the coldest on record at the airport. At MSU there was still 16 inches of snow on the ground on March 31. In fact all spring and summer have been wetter and cooler than average. Our apricot tree bloomed the latest ever—May 13-since it was planted 22 years ago. (The earliest it has bloomed is April 11.)

One of the biggest weather events of the year occurred this fall with a snowstorm and then record cold in early October. (Northern Montana fared even worse than we did with huge amounts of snow.) How did this weather affect our gardens and plants?

Most of our plants loved the cooler, wetter weather. Even though, for many, planting our vegetables and annual flowers got off to a late start, most gardens

thrived with the above average rainfall that continued all summer. Although we still had to water, the more frequent rainfalls saved us a lot of stress and work that we would have had in a drier summer to keep our plants watered and alive.

VEGETABLE GARDENS: A short dry spell in late May allowed us to get most of our vegetable garden planted by Memorial Day. But many gardeners planted their gardens later than usual. We spaced out the planting of our sweetcorn to spread out its ripening. Trinity is a wonderful sweetcorn for us. It has big, delicious ears and is fairly early to ripen. It fed us for over 3 weeks or more! The variety Sweetness F1 ripened a little later so we had 2 more weeks of eating, delicious corn.

It was another good year for tomatoes despite the late season and cool weather.

It helped that we didn’t have a fall frost until September 29. At the Gallatin Gardener’s Club meeting in early October, many varieties of tomatoes were recommended by the members. We still

like Sunsugar for its prolific and delicious orange cherry tomatoes. Belii Naviv is an heirloom Russian tomato that bore early and well for us with medium sized fruit. You can’t go wrong with Celebrity and Goliath which have bigger tomatoes but will still ripen in our climate.

In our garden, we had two ripe Sugar Baby watermelons, about 5” in diameter.

John Austin grew a watermelon in his garden that weighed 13 pounds!

FRUIT CROPS: Our apples bore well this year but unfortunately the record cold temperature of 13 degrees on October 7 forced us to pick the late-season apples—Haralson, Haralred, Sweet 16, Honeycrisp—before they were quite ripe.

They are still usable but not very sweet.

Pie cherries had a good crop but many tree owners complained of worms in their cherries. To prevent the worms set out luring traps. When you start to see the Western cherry fruit fly in the traps, it is time to spray. You can spray with organic permethrin or a chemical insecti-

cide such as malathion—every week or so until it is close to harvest time.

PESTS Voles, which last year seemed to disappear in our gardens, are back.

Always in our perennial flower bed, this year they are also in our vegetable garden.

They ate the tops of our carrots and some potatoes. Deer continue to be a problem to gardeners. In many areas, the only way to have a vegetable garden is to install a fence at least 6 feet tall to keep the deer away.

It’s not too late to wrap tender trees to protect them from sunscald, deer and rodents. Hopefully most of your fall gardening tasks are done. Take time to reflect on the cycles of life and the joys of gardening this year and next.

Jan Cashman has operated Cashman Nursery in Bozeman with her husband, Jerry, since 1975.

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HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY LAST DURING RETIREMENT? I

t’s probably safe to say that many of us are concerned about having enough money to cover our retirement years. In fact, some surveys have shown that we are more frightened of running out of money than we are of dying. What can you do to help alleviate these fears?

size of your portfolio, potential earned income, date at which you start taking Social Security, and so on.

Clearly, when deciding on a withdrawal rate, you’ll want to reach the “Goldilocks” solution – not too much, not too little, but just the right amount.

• Reliance rate – Your reliance rate is essentially the percentage of your Your first move is to create a retirement overall retirement income that comes income strategy, and you’ll want to from your investment portfolio – your develop it well before you need to use it. IRA, 401(k) and other accounts. It’s called a reliance rate because you rely While there are many ways to develop on this portfolio for your income. The such a strategy, you may want to conhigher your reliance rate, the more you sider these three key elements: will rely on your portfolio to provide • Withdrawal rate – Your withdrawal income during your retirement, and rate is the percentage of your portfolio the greater your sensitivity to market you use every year during your retirefluctuations. ment. So, for example, if you retire with • Income sources – The more sources a portfolio worth $1 million and you of lifetime income you have – such as choose a 4% withdrawal rate, you’ll Social Security and a pension from be taking out $40,000 per year. Your your employer – the less you may be withdrawal rate will depend on several relying on your investment portfolio to factors – your age at retirement, the

cover your retirement goals. However, many private employers have moved away from pensions in favor of 401(k)type plans, and Social Security will only provide about 40% of your preretirement income in retirement, assuming your earned income is average for U.S. workers, according to the Social Security Administration.

Consequently, you may want to consider options such as annuities, which can provide lifetime income benefits.

It will take careful planning to put these three factors together in a way that can help you build enough consistent income to last throughout your retirement – which could easily extend two or three decades. And there’s no single formula for everyone. For example, while an annuity could offer lifetime cash flow and help you reduce your reliance on your investment portfolio, it also involves fees and expenses, plus lower liquidity than other sources

of income, so it may not be right for everyone.

Fortunately, you don’t have to go it alone when taking all your retirement income factors into account. You may want to work with a financial professional – someone who can evaluate your individual situation and then recommend retirement income solutions based on your appropriate reliance rate, withdrawal rate and potential income sources. By getting the help you need and by following a suitable longterm strategy, you can ease some of the stress that comes from wondering if your life span might eventually exceed your financial resources.

Nathan M. Kirby Edward Jones Financial Advisor

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Hollowtop Senior Citizens Broadway St., Pony, MT • 685-3323 or 685-3494

■ Serving Harrison, Pony, Norris and surrounding areas ■ Fee: $5 a year. Meals $3.50 members and $5 for guests ■ Dinner served on Wednesdays all year long and on Mondays October – May ■ Lending library and medical equipment

Manhattan Senior Center 102 East Main Street, Manhattan, MT • 284-6501

■ Fee: $10.00 a year ■ Meals: $4 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60 ■ Noon meal is served Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; call Monday – Friday before 10:00 am to reserve a seat ■ Pinochle: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after lunch Center Hall and kitchen are available for rental. Hall rental $50, kitchen and hall $75. Cleaning deposit of $25 and key deposit $10. Call Jan for more details to reserve the space.

Park County Senior Center

206 South Main Street, Livingston, MT • 333-2276 www.parkcountyseniorcenter.com • Open Monday - Friday 9-5

Three Rivers Senior Club 19 East Cedar Street, Three Forks • 285-3235 Director: Jean Farnam • 570-0800

gested price is $4.00. Younger folks pay $6.00.

■ Dinners include entree, side dishes, dessert and choices of beverages including coffee, tea, milk and OJ. Menus are subject to change without notice.

■ If you want an extra meal, ask when you sign in if one will be available. The takehome meal is the same price, but may not include beverage or dessert.

■ If a plate is turned upside-down, that spot has been saved for someone.

■ Please call and leave a message at least by 8:00 am to reserve a place. “Regulars” who will NOT attend are requested to delete their name on the list or call. >Servers and Meals on Wheels deliverers receive their dinner free. If you want to serve or deliver, see Trish. If you are scheduled and cannot perform that duty, please arrange for a substitute. Servers, please read the servers’ guidelines posted on the cabinet door.

Southwest Montana

807 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 • 587-5444 Debi Casagranda, Program Coordinator • (dcasagranda@thehrdc.org) 111 South 2nd, Livingston, MT 59047 • 222-2281 Deb Downs, Livingston Program Coordinator (debdowns@rsvpmt.org) www.rsvpmt.org BOZEMAN: ■ American Red Cross Donor Ambas-

sador: Volunteer needed to welcome and greet blood donors, assist with sign in

office for their training but can make the calls from home. They would like the volunteer to come into the office 3 times during the training period.

and provide snacks and drinks.

■ American Red Cross Fleet Volunteer: Volunteer would maintain the Red Cross fleet vehicles, visual inspections along with submitting reports.

■ American Red Cross Facilities Manager: Volunteer would assist with basic maintenance projects at local Red Cross facility. Previous facilities and maintenance experience a plus along with the ability to take direction well.

■ American Red Cross Navigator:

■ Please call Senior Center for news and events.

■ For persons at least 60 years of age the sug-

RSVP

Volunteer would accompany and provide support to transportation specialist.

Navigation and directions, communicate with staff and paperwork.

■ American Red Cross Volunteer Driver: Volunteer would drive Red Cross vehicle, lift approximately 45 pounds.: ■ Help Center: A volunteer who

Menu

would make a phone call to elderly or

5 - Beef pot pie

tween 9am – 11am. Someone who likes

homebound people in the morning be-

6 - Chicken fried steak

to chat a bit on the phone one morning

7 - Goulash

per week. Volunteer will come into the

LIVINGSTON: ■ Transportation: is urgently needed for Senior Citizens in Livingston for Doctor’s appointments in Bozeman.

There IS NOT an age requirement, just a driver’s license and insurance.

■ American Red Cross: Blood Donor Ambassador needed. This would be someone who greets and assists blood donors at blood drives which occur every 6 weeks at The American Legion.

■ Livingston Emergency Disaster Committee: Has a need for Public Information Officers to help answer the phone calls from the general public at the Court House, when an emergency occurs, such as wildfires, flooding or train derailment.

■ Food and Resource Center: Help is needed in packaging meals on Fri.’s at 2:00PM and drivers to deliver the frozen dinner senior meals on Mon. or Tues. mornings, as well as kitchen helpers during the week and helping customers shop on Tues. and Thurs. from ■ 1-3PM at the Food Pantry itself.

12 - Pork chops 13 - Lasagna 14 - Roast beef 19 - Sweet & sour chicken 20 - Taco soup 21 - Turkey

(Thanksgiving dinner) 26 - Chicken Alfredo 27 - Tuna casserole 28 - CLOSED

BOZEMAN LIONS CLUB Drop off your prescription and non-prescription eye glasses and dark glasses, as well as hearing aids and cell phones in the collection boxes at the Bozeman Senior Center, the Manhattan Senior Center, the Three Rivers Senior Citizens Club in Three Forks, and the Gallatin Gateway Community Center

For more information, contact Richard Reiley at

406-388-7840

Visit us on the web at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/bozemanmt

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Bozeman Senior Center ANNOUNCEMENTS: ■ The Center will be closed: Thanksgiving: November 28 and 29, Thursday, Friday ■ The Board meeting is held on the second Friday of each month at 10:00.

■ New Exercise classes: Parkinson’s Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 2:153:15, Arthritis Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 3:15-4:15 You can get a paper copy at the center or look at it on our website for all of our exercise classeswww. bozemanseniorcenter.org ■ Line Dancing A new class of line dancing on Mondays, 2:30p.m.

■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday. We do not accept electronics such as computers, TV’s, Phones, furniture, or heavy items.

Thanks!

■ Our library currently needs gently used book donations. No encyclopedias or Reader’s Digests please. Thanks!

■ Meals-On-Wheels Drivers are needed.

Please contact Suzie for more information at 586-2421.

■ The Center needs volunteers for Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop. Please contact Kristi at 586-2421.

■ Veterans Day lunch: Friday, November 8 - 11:15 ROTC color guard, 11:30 Patriotic music. We serve all veterans and they get a free lunch.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, November 19, 1:00 p.m. - Enjoy free popcorn and this great movie: ■ Movie: Robot and Frank - In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon Director: Jake Schreier, Writer: Christopher Ford (screenplay) ■ Thanksgiving lunch, Thursday November 21: Please call to reserve a seat for our most popular dinner of the year.

Enjoy turkey with all the fixings along with wonderful entertainment.

EVENTS/PROGRAMS/CLASSES

• 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Shannon Bondy, shannon@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director) Kristi Wetsch, kristi@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Director Program & Marketing) Find us on Facebook!

Be sure to look at our website www. bozemanseniorcenter.org or pick up a calendar at the center for new events, programs and classes that we schedule throughout the month.

Legal Services: Wednesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m. - Noon - The legal firm E.J. Guza & Associates offer their attorneys once per month to provide FREE 20 minute consultations for our members.

Spaces are limited so please call 586-2421 to make an appointment.

Medicare Meeting, How to Compare: Wednesday, November 20, 1:00pm-2:00pm Virus Prevention and Treatment VS Bacterial Infection Seminar by Hospice of Bozeman, Tues., November 26, 10:30am SERVICES/SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Pharmacist consultations: 2nd and 4th Mondays from 10:00 – 12:00 ■ AARP meeting: 3rd Monday at 12:30, 4th Monday for Jan & Feb due to holidays ■ Foot Clinic by appointment only. 3rd & 4th Monday & Tuesday. Morning and Afternoon.

■ Association for the Blind meets 2nd Tuesday, 1:30. Open to anyone who is visually impaired.

■ Free blood pressure checks every Wednesday, 11:30-1:00 ■ Legal Services: 2nd Wednesday, 10:00 to 12:00 ■ Brain Injury Support Group: 3rd Friday 11:00 ■ Computer Assistance with Brenda, Paul, Jay and Ed. Call us for an appointment.

■ Medical Equipment available for checkout to those 50+.

HEALTH & EXERCISE Note: Purchase a monthly activity card to participate in any of the exercise classes offered, as well as to use the work-out room.

Cost is $10 / month with Bozeman Senior Center annual membership fee of $12. The workout equipment room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

■ Mondays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Cardio, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics Plus,

11:30 Sun Tai Chi for Mind/Balance, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 multi-level Yoga ■ Tuesdays: 9:00 Ball Class, 11: 00 Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More, 2:15 Parkinson’s, 3:15 Arthritis ■ Wednesdays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics Plus, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 multilevel Yoga ■ Thursdays: 9:00 Ball Class, 11: 00 Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More, 2:15 Parkinson’s, 3:15 Arthritis ■ Fridays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics Plus, 11:30 Sun Tai Chi for Mind/ Balance SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30 (Shop open to members 8:30 - 4:00) ■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 1:00 ■ Oil Painting: 1st & 3rd Monday, 1:00 ■ Creative Writing/Senior Stories: Tuesdays, 10:00 ■ Line Dancing: Mondays 2:30, Tuesdays 10:00 ■ Modern Line Dancing: Thursdays, 10:00 ■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00 ■ Afternoon at the Movies: 3rd Tuesday, 1:00 ■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 ■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays, 9:30 ■ Ukulele Club: Wednesdays, 9:30 ■ Blood Pressure Check: Wednesdays 11:30-1:00 ■ Mah Jong: Wednesdays, 1:00 -4:00 ■ Pinochle: Wed. & Thursday, 1:00 ■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45 ■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00 ■ Scrabble: Fridays 10:00 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Please call 586-2421 if you are interested in any of these opportunities.

■ Meals-on-Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals in Bozeman.

■ 2nd Hand Rose Thrift Store is looking for volunteers to cashier and work around the store ■ Calling All Bingo Callers: If you’d like to volunteer for this fun opportunity on Tuesdays and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00, please let us know! 586-2421

NUTRITIONAL SERVICES ■ Congregate Meals at the Senior Center Monday-Friday, at Noon.

■ Meals-on-Wheels delivered MondayFriday to homebound individuals.

■ Frozen Meals available for pickup at the Senior Center Monday-Friday.

■ FREE Birthday Dinner Celebrations on Wednesdays during the month of your birthday for members – Come in and claim your free lunch!

Bozeman Senior Center Travel Department: Full itineraries for all trips are available at the kiosk at the Bozeman Senior Center front desk.

Judy has office hour on Monday and Wednesday mornings, 9:00 to 12:00 a.m.

Leave a message for her anytime at 406586-2421 E-mail: travel@bozemanseniorcenter.org TRAVEL UPDATES BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER TRAVEL PROGRAM NEW TRIP: SNOWCOACH TRIP, YELLOWSTONE PARK. Feb 24, 25, 2020 Motor Coach to West Yellowstone. Spend the night in the Holiday Inn. On the 25th, board the snowcoach for a very fun all day trip into the park and to Old Faithful.

Return to Bozeman that night. Working on the cost now. Get signed up.

CULTURAL TREASURES OF JAPAN: MARCH 10 to 23, 2020. Fly to Tokyo, travel throughout Japan, also taking a high speed train to Hiroshima. Cruise on Lake Ashi to see the breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji. New trip, looks great.

BEST OF NEW ORLEANS; MARCH 29 - APRIL 2, 2020.

Fly to New Orleans, stay four nights at the Bienville House. Visit the National World War II Museum, dine at the Court of Two Sisters, tour New Orleans, do a Cajun Swamp tour, see Oak Alley Plantation, and Breakfast at Brennans. Really fun trip.

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PHILADELPHIA, AMISH COUNTRY, AND THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY: JUNE 7 - 12, 2020. Fly to Philadelphia, visit Valley Forge, beautiful Longwood Gardens and Nemours Mansion. Travel to Hershey, Pennsylvania to Hershey’s Chocolate World. Visit Amish Country, their home and enjoy a delicious Amish dinner. Definitely go to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: AUGUST 17 - 20, 2020.

Very exciting, fun packed trip to Glacier. Spend 3 nights at the Lodge at Whitefish. Ride the red Jammers on the Going - to - the - Sun Highway. Enjoy a boat ride on Lake MacDonald, Enjoy a performance of the Big Fork summer theater.

SPECTACULAR SCANDINAVIA: JULY 30 - AUGUST 12, 2020.

Travel through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Wonderful scenery, great trip, delicious food and many highlights. Optional post trip to Iceland.

NEW TRIP: CLASSIC SPAIN: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 8, 2020 Two nights in Madrid, two nights in Seville, one night in Granada, two nights in Valencia, and two nights in Barcelona. Excellent price. So much to see. You will love it.

CHRISTMAS IN THE SMOKIES: Dec. 5 - 11, 2020 Featuring the Biltmore Mansion, including a candlelight tour, have a fun filled visit to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Park. Enjoy an evening show at the Smoky Mountain Opry House and lots more fun, too.

SLIDE PRESENTATION: FRIDAY, NOV. 1ST, 10:00 A.M. SENIOR CENTER BASEMENT DONE BY COLLETTE VACATIONS. EVERYONE WELCOME. SEE SLIDES ON THE UPCOMING SCANDINAVIAN TRIP AND THE NEW TRIP TO SPAIN.

Menu

Meals served Monday through Friday each week – 12:00 noon serving until 12:15

1 – Breaded Cod, Fries, Coleslaw, Rye Bread 4 – Hamburger Steak, Fried Onions, Roasted Potatoes Steamed Vegetables 5 – Chicken Alfredo, Steamed Vegetables, Garlic Bread 6 – Beef Fajitas, Spanish Rice, Nacho Bar 7 – Italian Sub, Pasta Salad, Chips 8 – Veteran’s Day Lunch – Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Bread 11- Open Face Reuben Sandwich, German Potato Salad, Veggies, Bread 12 – Fresh Fruit, Chicken Quesadilla, Mexi Corn, Guacomoli/Chips 13 – Lasagna, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 14 – Pork Noodle Bowl, Steamed Vegetables, Veggie Egg Roll 15 – BLT Sub, Pasta Salad, Chips 18 – Bacon and Sausage Breakfast Burrito, Potatoes, Fruit 19 – Honey Garlic Pork, Mashed Cauliflower, Mac and Chees, Bread 20 – Soup and Salad Bar (Pea Soup with Ham) 21 – Thanksgiving Lunch: Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Sausage Dressing, Green Beans, Pumpkin Pie 22 - Taco Salad Bar 25 – Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 26 – Salad, Beef Stew, Biscuits 27 – Chili Dog Bar, Fries, Vegetable Salad 28 –Closed for Thanksgiving 29 – Closed Please make reservations (586-2421) each day so that we prepare an adequate amount of food! Dessert served with every meal

Belgrade Senior Center 92 East Cameron Avenue (406) 388-4711 www.belgradeseniorcenter.com Email: belgradesrcntr@bresnan.net Executive Director: Lisa Beedy

■ Meals on Wheels Delivery: Monday – Friday.

Call to find out how to qualify for this program.

Menu

Meals are served at noon, 12 pm, Suggested donation for 60+ years young are $4.00 and for those under 60 years is $6.00

1 - Salad, Goulash, Vegetables, Dessert, 4 - Salad, Breakfast Casserole, Vegetables, Dessert

5 - Salad, French Dips, Vegetables,

Dessert, 6 - Salad, Chicken Fajitas, Refried Beans, Dessert

Center meals: Monday-Friday 12:00

7 - Salad, Beef Stroganoff , Noodles,

EXERCISE:

8 - Salad, Minestrone Soup, Grilled Ham

■ Movement in Motion: 9am Mon, Weds, Fri ■ Line Dancing: 12:45pm Mon ■ Building strength through walking: Mon 1:30pm ■ Yoga: 9am Tuesdays, 8am Fridays ■ Full Body Exercise Tuesdays at 10am

Vegetables, Dessert

& Cheese Sandwich, Dessert

11 - Salad, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Rice, Vegetables, Dessert

12 - Salad, Pork Pot Roast , w/Potatoes & Vegetables, Dessert

13 - Salad, Tator Tot Casserole , Dessert

14 - Salad, Hot Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes , Vegetables, Dessert

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ Monday: 12:30: SCRABBLE ■ Wednesday: 9:00 am: Needleaires Sewing Circle ■ Wednesday: 12:45 pm Mahjong

15 - Around the World: Japan, Sushi

(cooked), Miso Soup, Yakisoba Pork Stir Fry, Dessert TBA

18 - Salad, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Vegetables, Dessert

■ Thursday: 12:45 BINGO

19 - Salad , Chicken Sandwich, Sweet

CARD GAMES:

20 - “Birthday Celebration”, Salad, Meat

■ Tuesday: 12:30 pm Hand & Foot ■ Thursday: 8:30 am Pinochle ■ Friday: 12:30 pm Pinochle ■ November 15th Around the World: Japan ■ November 19th: Blood Pressure Check ■ November 20th: November Birthday Lunch ■ November 23rd: Quilter’s Day: Call the Center to sign up: 388-4711

Potato Fries, Vegetables, Dessert

Loaf, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert

21 - Salad, Chili Rellenos Casserole,

Spanish Rice, Vegetables, Dessert

22 - Salad, Chicken Strips, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert

25 - Salad, Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes , Vegetables, Dessert

26 - Salad, Sloppy Joes, Tator Tots, Vegetables, Dessert

27 - Thanksgiving Feast, Turkey Dinner with all the fixings!

28 - Closed for Thanksgiving 29 - Closed for Thanksgiving

■ November 27th: Thanksgiving Dinner 12:00 All Meals Include Roll & Drink, Veggie

■ Closed November 28-29th for Thanksgiving.

& Dessert. Gluten and dairy free items upon

There will be no Belgrade Breakfast Club

request.

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